Old Fashioned Snowball Cookies
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Old Fashioned Snowball Cookies
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These easy Snowball Cookies are a buttery shortbread cookie with pecans that will literally melt in your mouth
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter salted 2 sticks, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoon water optional
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour sifted
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- ½ cup confectioners sugar
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 ° F
- Place the butter and sugar in a large bowl and cream with an electric mixer. You can also use a stand mixer.
- Add in the vanilla extract and water and mix until combined.
- Then add flour and mix thoroughly.
- Add the chopped nuts and gently stir to combine.
- Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours
- Roll the chilled dough into 1 inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- After baking, transfer to a wire rack and cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Then roll in confectioner's sugar.
Notes
- Used chopped walnuts, almonds, or any type of nut you'd like to use.
- Add ⅓ cup of mini chocolate chips if desired.
- Add ½ cup cocoa powder for a chocolate version.
- Add 1 teaspoon of almond extract in place of 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract if desired.
- Tips:
- Chop nuts in a food processor or with a hand held chopper.
- Make them with no nuts if you'd like.
- Dough is very dense after adding flour.
- Keeping the dough cool is important to the cookies staying nice and round.
- Place the dough back in the refrigerator between batches.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1ball
Calories
81kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
33mg
(1%)
Potassium
16mg
(0%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
120IU
(2%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 48Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 81 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1ball | |
| Calories | 81kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 33mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 16mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 120IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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